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Narrator Michael J. Forrester

White male. Born 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. Grew up in New York, where father was a mechanic. After World War II, enlisted in the Air Force and was sent serve in Japan. While there, met future wife, got married and returned to the U.S. Established a successful career with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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doc A Guide for Japanese Americans in New York City and Suburban Areas (ddr-densho-356-1016)

Notice to Japanese Americans in New York City area that WRA field offices are closing and what resettlement policies will continue and what will not and a list of local social services office to contact in lieu of WRA field offices.

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doc Program from Peking Man performance at Horace Mann Theatre in New York (ddr-densho-367-347)

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doc Copy of clipping from New York Post about play Santa Anita '42 (ddr-densho-367-341)

Title: Like Many Good Intentions. . .

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img Photo of Yuichi and Yuji Sumi (ddr-densho-399-25)

"Having worked in the wholesale business prior to WWII, Yuji Sumi opened the 'New World Gift Shop' in 1945. Located at 1131 Amsterdam Avenue in New York City, it sold giftware and collectibles primarily from Japan. It closed in 1994."

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 46, No. 1 (January 03, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-1)

Select article titles: "First Nisei Named Ambassador For Japan, To Revisit Hometown" (p. 1); "New York first city to pass ordinance barring discrimination in private housing" (p.1)

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. VI No. 46 (June 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-274)

Selected article titles: "Changes Made in Resettlement Aid" (p. 1), "Essential Workers Will be Excused from Cleanup Work" (p. 1), "New York Nisei Girls Receive Praise" (p. 1).

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img Joseph Grew receiving the Holland Society's Gold Medal for Distinguised Achievement (ddr-njpa-1-538)

Caption on reverse: "Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan honored in New York. Joseph C. Grew (left), Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, - receives the Holland Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from Ottomar H. Van Norden, president of the Society, at ceremonies in New York City. The …

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img Konstantin Umansky meeting with Filipp Golikov and Alexander Repin (ddr-njpa-1-1012)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Soviet Military Envoy Arrives in New York. (New York) Domei. American policy towards the Soviet Union has moved towards supporting them strongly since the beginning of the German-Soviet War, making the US inclination towards entering the war even more apparent. Photograph: Soviet Ambassador Umansky (left) meeting Soviet Military Envoy General Filipp Golikov …

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img Sonja Henie skating (ddr-njpa-1-623)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(New York) Domei. Sonja Henie, the top female ice skater, eschewed the ice carnival held nearby at Madison Square Garden to engage in fierce training."

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doc "Show" magazine (ddr-densho-367-96)

A copy of "Show" magazine with a centerfold spread highlighting Cherie en Parisat the Latin Quarter in New York. Performers include Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, and Mary Mon Toy.

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img Lou Gehrig a bat (ddr-njpa-1-505)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Comfortable Batting. (St. Petersburg, Florida) Rengo. The fierce, comfortable swing of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, who is expected to live up to his name as the new home run king after the loss of Babe Ruth."

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img Men working on a plane (ddr-njpa-1-693)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News A July 19, 1938. About to Depart. (New York) Domei. The newest Lockheed passenger plane, which will carry American millionaire Howard Hughes as he attempts to set a new record for flying around the world."

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 24 (March 23, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-191)

"Delay by Senate on ENI Bill Looms; New York Post Scribe Fears Road "Very Uncertain" (p. 1), "President Inks Contraband Bill" (p. 1), "Letter to CARE from Japan" (p. 1).

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doc Clipping from front page of Rocky Shimpo (ddr-densho-122-781)

Selected articles: Drive opens to Ban Japanese from Buying Land, Proud to Have Privilege to Fight Beside Nisei, Iowa Soldiers Declare, LaGuardia Protests Plan to Send Nisei to New York

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Harry Emerson Fosdick (ddr-densho-356-229)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Reverend Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick of The Riverside Church in New York City. Reverend Dr. Fosdick wrote to Yuriko as Sergeant Yoshito Shibata visited the church during his furlough to New York City and provided her name and address to them as part of his required registration to visit the …

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vh Shizuko Kadoguchi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1006-2-14)

Hosting the Ikenobo Society, a prestigious flower-arranging group from Japan, at the New York World's Fair

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 63 (August 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-423)

Selected article titles: "Director Myer Orders Weekly Leave Quotas" (p. 1), "WRA Announces 755 Casualties" (p. 3), "New York: Worker Demand Remains High" (p. 4), "Majority Return to California" (p. 4).

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doc A Social Study of the Japanese Population in the Greater New York Area (ddr-densho-171-192)

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img Along the route of the B and O between Washington and New York (ddr-csujad-49-166)

Postcard front with text: "Along the Route of the B and O between Washington and New York." An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_07

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doc The New York Nichibei clipping "Camp Photo Draws Attention On Supreme Court Day" (ddr-densho-352-131)

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doc Copy of clipping from The New York Times about play Santa Anita '42 (ddr-densho-367-336)

Title: Santa Anita '42, Play on Confined Japanese

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vh George Yamada Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-187-36)

Raising a family in upstate New York

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 64 (January 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-218)

Selected article titles: "Judicial: First Cases Set for Commission" (p. 1), "Early Return to Calif. Improbable" (p. 1), "Editorial: On Staff Education" (p. 2), "New York: Nisei Dreams Come True" (p. 2).

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doc Letter from Olgli Burkli to Masao Sakagami (ddr-densho-201-420)

A letter from Olgi Burkli in Zurich, Switzerland to Masao Sakagami in New York. Addressed "Co. C. 100th B.N. 442 Regt." Letter is dated January 16, 1946. Postmark is dated January 17, 1946.

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